Crime in PL3: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
PL3 recorded 209 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.97 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 43.1% of all offences recorded.
Key Statistics
- monitoring57.48 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment209 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 0.5% year-on-year
Total Crimes
209Annual Crime Rate
Active Postcodes
Within PL3 district
Plymouth
Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarket Map | total: 21 Shoplifting: 12 Other theft: 6 | 21 |
| Russell Avenue Map | total: 16 Violence and sexual offences: 13 Other crime: 1 | 16 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Drugs: 1 | 7 |
| Alma Road Map | total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Bicycle theft: 1 | 7 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 6 Shoplifting: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 6 |
| Maker View Map | total: 6 Other theft: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 6 |
| Alleyn Gardens Map | total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 5 |
| Monroe Gardens Map | total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 5 |
| Glendower Road Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Other theft: 1 | 4 |
| Ward Place Map | total: 3 Drugs: 1 Possession of weapons: 1 | 3 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: PL3
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in PL3 (43.1%). Other Theft (11.0%) and Shoplifting (10.5%) are the next most common categories.
Crime levels in PL3 have held relatively steady over the past year at around 57.48 crimes per 1,000 residents. The trend chart above shows how individual offence categories have shifted month to month within that overall picture.
Crime figures for PL3 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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